The latest version of the Windows Live Connect APIs let Windows Phone 7 apps interact with the Skydrive storage of phone users. This makes it possible for us to write programs that authenticate users and store pictures and documents in the Cloud. I reckon this is a really significant development as it opens up lots of really interesting possibilities for connected applications.

Find out how to get started here.You can find a sample Windows Phone application that uploads pictures here.

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Rob Miles is technology author and educator who spent many years as a lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Hull. He is also a Microsoft Developer Technologies MVP. He is into technology, teaching and photography. He is the author of the World Famous C# Yellow Book and almost as handsome as he thinks he is.